September 17, 2023 It is said that spending 10,000 hours in deliberate practice of something will make one a master of that thing. While...

September 10, 2023 Do you dance? I dance. I love to dance. I wanted to be a dancer when I grew up. I am of an age that when I was a...

September 3, 2023 Many years ago while my husband, Chuck, our daughter, Leslie, and I were residing in San Diego after Chuck's first lung...

August 26, 2023 Dear Friend, I remember the exact moment I fell in love with letters. We had moved right after my eighth- grade...

20 August 2023 Yesterday, a good friend from high school, Chip Coffey, passed away. Many people, me included, were posting comments to...

13 August 2023 Welcome back to my blog! It’s been a while. I was very unhappy with my previous platform and am giving this platform a...

August 24, 2022 Except for the year of and the year after Chuck's death, I have read at least 63 books a year. (I was born in 1963.) ...

September 28, 2022 Our book club met last night. We were to have read a short story and be prepared to share a summary and any other...

August 17, 2022 This past weekend, I traveled to Prescott, Arizona, to visit friends. Many routes exist to get to Prescott, but I have...

September 21, 2022 Last Saturday, Thomas and I decided to take a short road trip. Our National Parks pass had expired, and we thought...

September 14, 2022 As I type this, the smell of rain is coming through the screen door. I love rain, and I don't get enough of it living...

September 7, 2022 I was getting in line at Circle K with an armload of junk food and a Coke when I saw a friend I don't see often. After...

October 12, 2022 I am and was raised in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Our churches have chapels, classrooms, kitchens,...

October 19, 2022 Most evenings, I read aloud to Mom and Thomas. We have covered many a book this way and enjoy interacting with each...

August 31, 2022 Disclaimer: I have never watched 90-Day Fiance. Disclaimer: I don't intend to ever watch 90-Day Fiance. I married Raxtus...

August 10, 2022 Original collage SueAn Stradling-Collins My son Thomas and I travel quite well together. We get each other's jokes. We...